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AGREEMENT WITH BUTLER COUNTY DEPARTMENT ON AGING (BCDoA) TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO BUTLER COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT (OAA), IN-HOME SERVICES PROGRAM FY 2017.
Presented by: Annette Graham, LSCSW, Executive Director, Central Plains Area Agency on Aging / Sedgwick County Division on Aging.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the contracts and authorize the Chairman to sign.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
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The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) will enter into a provider agreement with Butler County Department on Aging (BCDoA) to provide case management services to Butler County residents for the Older Americans Act (OAA), In-Home Services program. The agreement details how the agency will provide case management services to Butler County residents 60 years of age or older who need support services enabling them to remain in the community and in the home environment of their choice. The OAA, Title IIIB program provides assessment, case management and coordination of in-home services to eligible participants.
Alternatives: Not approving this agreement would require CPAAA to provide case management services to OAA participants in Butler County.
Financial Considerations:
Contract period starts: October 1, 2016
Contract period ends: September 30, 2017
The program is funded through the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services (KDADS). The Contractor agrees to accept compensation at the rate of $25.00 per unit for case management services as established by Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) for the Older Americans Act Program. A billable unit is fifteen (15) minutes of case management services.
Cost Center/ Fund Center: 340575-17 Older Americans Act Title IIIB
Budget Authority Adjustment: Sufficient budget authority is included in the 2017 budget, no additional budget authority is being requested.
Policy Considerations: None
Legal Considerations: The County (through the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging) has the authority to enter into this agreement pursuant to K.S.A. 19-101 et seq. Approval is by simple majority vote.